Everyone is going to use phrases other people don't like. That's life.

But, Hobish, that's what this thread is about - listing things we're tired of hearing. This one is no different than the others that people are mentioning on the other 20 pages of the thread. I guess I'm confused as to why you've picked out this one to say the above about when the whole thread is full of the same thing (help me understand if I'm missing something).

Everyone is going to use phrases other people don't like. That's life.

But, Hobish, that's what this thread is about - listing things we're tired of hearing. This one is no different than the others that people are mentioning on the other 20 pages of the thread. I guess I'm confused as to why you've picked out this one to say the above about when the whole thread is full of the same thing (help me understand if I'm missing something).

Because you expressed yours not as a peeve but as something you'd like to see as a concrete rule for the forum.

Everyone is going to use phrases other people don't like. That's life.

But, Hobish, that's what this thread is about - listing things we're tired of hearing. This one is no different than the others that people are mentioning on the other 20 pages of the thread. I guess I'm confused as to why you've picked out this one to say the above about when the whole thread is full of the same thing (help me understand if I'm missing something).

I can't speak for Hobish, but I thought the idea that we come up with a new phrase and use it instead was too much. The thread is about things we're tired of hearing, sure, but for no other phrase did anyone suggest that they would tell others not to use it and give them an alternate.

Trendy expressions are trendy because many people like them. We don't get to make up a phrase and tell people that this is the trendy phrase that we're all going to use now.

We don't get to make up a phrase and tell people that this is the trendy phrase that we're all going to use now.

Since no one said "this is the trendy phrase we're all going to use now", I'm not sure where you're going with that.

Several people suggested some alternatives (several tongue-in-cheek ones) and I said, "I would be happier if we could come up with something else. Something like you've mentioned would be fine. But a cat on fire is not funny and it's not something that I think should be a "trendy saying" here."

I stand by that statement! I would be happier if there were another phrase used. I like the ones suggested. And I don't like that it's a "trendy saying" here.

But I can promise I won't be holding a gun to your head to keep you from saying whatever you'd like.

I had my hand slapped for replying to several on-line complements with "Aw, gee "blush-blush" so I guess I am nominating that phrase. (Although my response to the snarky comment that I was being juvenile and silly was something on the order of "I spend my whole work day working with people who are silly and juvenile...maybe it just wears off on ya after a while.")

Would also like to give support to banishing the use of "amazing" "awesome" and "incredible" for all occasions that are not amazing, awesome or incredible. (And to the young friend who said "Miss Lily, you look incredible", Sweetie, that suggests I lack credibility, not that I am looking good.

My number one pet peeve, however, is best summed up by a T-Shirt slogan on Snorgtees : "Your incorrect use of the word literally is making me figuratively insane."

I had my hand slapped for replying to several on-line complements with "Aw, gee "blush-blush" so I guess I am nominating that phrase. (Although my response to the snarky comment that I was being juvenile and silly was something on the order of "I spend my whole work day working with people who are silly and juvenile...maybe it just wears off on ya after a while.")

Would also like to give support to banishing the use of "amazing" "awesome" and "incredible" for all occasions that are not amazing, awesome or incredible. (And to the young friend who said "Miss Lily, you look incredible", Sweetie, that suggests I lack credibility, not that I am looking good.

My number one pet peeve, however, is best summed up by a T-Shirt slogan on Snorgtees : "Your incorrect use of the word literally is making me figuratively insane."

In the case of "you look incredible", I've always taken that to mean you look so good that if someone told me how good you looked, I'd have a hard time believing anyone could look that good, so it would strain credibility. Same with amazing... I'm amazed someone can look that good.